Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sulky"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Sulky \Sulk"y\, a. [Compar. {Sulkier}; superl. {Sulkiest}.] [See
{Sulkiness}, and cf. {Sulky}, n.]
Moodly silent; sullen; sour; obstinate; morose; splenetic.

Syn: See {Sullen}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Sulky \Sulk"y\, n.; pl. {Sulkies}. [From {Sulky}, a.; -- so
called from the owner's desire of riding alone.]
A light two-wheeled carriage for a single person.

Note: Sulky is used adjectively in the names of several
agricultural machines drawn by horses to denote that
the machine is provided with wheels and a seat for the
driver; as, sulky plow; sulky harrow; sulky rake, etc.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

sulky
adj : sullen or moody [syn: {huffish}]
n : a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one
horse


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